Toy bomb



- v INVENTOR. Harry CaZZe/z Nov. 4, 1952 H. CALLEN TOY BOMB Filed NOV.29, 1949 Patented Nov. 4, 1952 mien-a ToYlBoMB Harry- Gall'em, Chicago},111.

assignonto Gallon Manufacturing Gorporation; -,Maywoodg ,Ill.Application November 29, 1949; Slerial'No; 1301031; 1;; Glaimr. (Cl.Ade-2.00)

Myflnventionrelat'es t'ortoys whiehnresadapted tmbe: thrown A01struck:tozsecure -theziiringf; off a paperammunitiomcapr,One-welldmownziormwt suchi a.-. toysis :the firingrcane; in: which;azcap; is inserted near the: bottom. and; the; can struck against? thes:pavementto:-- accomplish:- the. firingv ofither cap Another:suchrtoyds'; a small device irn. which; the; cap; is; insertedrbefore:- the device isrtossedior:thrownrto'zthexgroundt In both cases,the receptaclea for: thee isxinadequate: to ine sure: the retentiomof';the :cap; whenz-thewfiringzoithe-same takes-place; andtinwtheicaseazofxithecanea cleaninggoutrot the-'explodedicap isvdifficult; It'1311818101360I1B50bjfi0t of the present invention to provide a toy inthe nature of a bomb which contains means: to;confine:the:v cap in thefiring zone before the: toy; is: thrownroit dropped, sothat theescape'or loss of'the cap is;prevented when the firingaction takesplace:

A further objectistoprovide-a?v toy of the above-character whichpact-unitl-when in use.

Another; object is to design..the-novel:toy-"on lines "ofzsturdiness.and extreme2simplicityt.imordenthat noyzdifliculty may;beeexperiencedndnring itsshandlin'ggor use;

An: additional object is to design a toy of the above character whosecomponents are locked when the firing of the cap takes place, and cannotbe separated by the force of the firing action.

An important object is toy with a minimum number of parts consistentwith its efficient construction and function, whereby to make themanufacture of the toy inexpensive.

forms-1a single andcomrto construct the novel With the above objects inview, and any others which may suggest themselves from the descriptionto follow, a better understanding of the invention may be had byreference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is an elevationof the toy in the bomb form while in the normal position prior to use;

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the toy set for use;

Figs. 3 and 4 tions on the lines figs. 5 and 6 are are, respectively,enlarged secanvil 2 l.

3-3 and 4-4 of Figs. 1 and 2; views similar to Figs. 1 and 2,

showing a modification of the toy in the form of a firing cane, portionsof the latter being broken away; and 'I is sheet of ammunition caps.

,Referring specifically to the drawing, the novel toy a fragmental viewof a conventional is essentially in bulbous form to simulate an I aerialtorpedo. structurally, the toy is composed ofian upper section l 0 and'a lower one" ll. Both sections are of'cast metal; and the shank of'theupper-- one-is preferablyboredas: indicated an. I 2 to receive' a: plugI3 frcm the basell of :a: tailpiece l5" which* isaformed withthe usualvanes lfi i'n simulation ofthe: direction stabilizer-of an aerialtorpedo; or: the tail piece may be; made integrally with the-section l01 The-upper section H) isformedi with: a:. conical skirt: 20.simulating a bell: and the bottom sur-= face-30f the shank: 1011s;made=- flat, assuggestedatz2liv The lowersection: H15 of thentoyis-=designecl to serveaas ahammer inrespectto'theanvil formed by the:bottomiz leofitheiuppersection; f Thus; the hammer is designed tobeepositionedfnormallyz'in spaced relation to: the: anvil 2:1 asin'dicated-i, in Fig: 1 leaving: a: space; in which: a; cap;eternfromatypical sheet 215 of ammunitiorrcaps may; berinsertedi,The'wcapszarezdefi'ned by? longitudi;- nalzandztransversev perforationlines 2.6,; sozthat each-,cap torn away is, of substantially square;form; and; capable; of: direct; insertion; betweentheahammer-andanviliofitheatoy asgindicatediiin: FigaB;

The. hammer H is. designed-Etc: her-supported from the section [0 bymeans consisting of a cross-pin 30 driven diametrically through thehammer and projecting from its sides, the end portions of the cross-pincooperating with cams 3| formed in the walls of the bell 20. The camsform the floors of openings 33 communicating with the space in which theammunition cap 24 is inserted. Also, the cams are of climbing form, withdwells 36 approaching a horizontal course. It is thus apparent fromFigs. 1 and 2 that the partial rotation of the hammer base 21 in thedirection indicated by the horizontal arrow will cause the pins 30 toclimb the cams 3| and advance the hammer II in the direction of theActually, the ammunition caps are much thinner than shown, so thateventually the cap shown inserted in Fig. 1 and subjected to the advanceof the hammer H will be tightly compressed when the hammer has turned tothe position of Fig. 2, where the pin 30 is in engagement with thedwells 36 and locks the hammer to the cap and anvil by wedging action.The assembly of the toy is now in a single unit, so to speak, with thecap confined between the hammer and the anvil. Thus, when the toy isdirected into impact with a floor, pavement or other unyielding surface,such impact will cause the explosion of the cap with a loud report,accomplishing the function of the toy. The same result may be obtainedwhen the toy is tossed upwardly into the air to simulate an aerial bombupon descent, or when the toy is thrown with its base in the directionof a wall or post. The toy may also be modified to receive the staff 40of a conventional firing cane instead of the tailpiece IS. The modifiedform of the toy is illustrated in Figs. and 6, and the toy will ofcourse function by" the usual o eration of 'thecane.

The novel toy has a-number of advantageous features. Thus, the normalseparation of the While I have described the invention along specificlines, various minor changes or refinements may be made therein withoutdeparting from its principle, and I reserve the right to employ all suchchanges and refinements as may come within the scope and spirit of theappended claim.

I claim:

3 A toy bomb comprising an: upper stem havhammer from the anvil leaves asizable slot or passage between these parts for the easy insertion ofthe ammunition cap, the meeting surfaces of the hammer and anvil beingof sufiicient size to overlie the medial oractive portion of the cap.The bas 21 then forms a convenient knob which may be rotated aspreviously described to firmly compress the cap between the hammer andanvil, so that the cap is fully confined between these parts. Further,the nature'of the cams 3| is such'as to impose a wedging' and positivelocking eifect on the hammer, to the end that the same cannot loosen orcreep into its former free state to expose the cap. The toy thus becomesa solid assembly by the adjustment just described, so that the capcannot escape before it is fired; and its explosion is con fined betweenthe hammer and anvil during the firing action. Yet, a simple returntwist of the base 21 after the toy has been fired retracts the hammersufficiently to permit its burned cap to be ejected with a fingernail,shaken out, or by the insertion of a new cap from behind. Further, itwill be realized that the locking of the hammer to the anvil is positiveto the ex-" tent of' maintaining these parts fixed against the-maximumexplosive force of the cap, so that such force cannot cause the toy toseparate or fly apart to possibly injuresurrounding persons or objects.The toy is therefore simple and safe to operate; and the nature of itsparts enables it to'be manufactured at low cost. Finally, it will benoted that the base 2'! is enlarged from the hammer to combine with thesection I!) as a bulbous body simulating an aerial bomb.

ing an enlarged'recessed base,'opposite wall portions of the latterbeing cut away to form oppositely-inclined cam surfaces which are steepalong one portion and relatively fiat along another portion, an anvil atthe bottom of the stem within the upper part of the base recess, ahammer movable in the recess relative to the anvil and having anenlarged base, a pin passing through the hammer and having end portionsengaging the cam surfaces, a space being provided for the insertion ofan ammunition cap when 'the'hammer and the anvil are spaced apart,whereby the hammer'on rotation .in one direction'advances toward the.anvil and compresses the cap thereagainst, the compressing action beingeffected when. said end portions are in engagementwith the relativelyflat cam surfaces to hold the hammer in close proximity tothe anvil, thestriking of the hammer base by'or against an' external object operatingto detonate the cap, the hammer then being rotatable in reversedirection to facilitate the removal of the exploded cap from said space,and the hammer being inseparable from the stem base;

' I HARRY CALLEN.

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